If you’re looking for an accurate re-telling of WoW’s lore, I wouldn’t see the movie. However, if you’re looking at least to see a very good fantasy movie, I’d say it’s worth it. The costuming and CGI is awesome, and the music is literally really great. Also the little easter eggs are enjoyable (the murloc, the gnoll noises in elwynn etc)
Just remember, it may not be 100% accurate to the games, but Warlords of Draenor confirms multiverse theory exists in WoW canon. MEaning this movie IS canon.
Ok but nobody was saying that it wasn’t canon? Just that it isn’t the same history that leads into Warcraft II/Warcraft III/World of Warcraft.
Hey guys, idk why I just NOW thought of this but I’m making this post before I forget
We’ve all seen awesome archer cosplayers with bows and arrows and such. It’s cool, much love. I’ve done my share. But lemme give you a safety tip-
Never, ever, fully draw the string of a real bow back with a nocked arrow.
As in, don’t pull the string all the way back when you’ve got an arrow on the bow. Don’t do it. You shouldn’t draw the string ANYWAY, arrow or no because you could slip and accidentally dry shoot which is bad for the bow but that won’t actually hurt anyone.
I’m saying this bc at C2E2 I witnessed a Hawkeye cosplayer fully draw-back with an arrow and point it point-blank at a photographer. DON’T DO THIS. Don’t pose with an arrow drawn pointed directly at another person’s head, either. (he did this too).
Like, this is in the same vein of gun safety of Never ever point a gun at someone, loaded or not. Well, don’t ever draw an arrow without the intention of shooting it.
Even if you don’t have a tip on the arrow, it can seriously injure someone, especially if you’re pointing it directly at a photographer. DON”T DO IT.
Sorry I have to say this but we talked to the Hawkeye guy at c2e2 and he just shrugged us off like we were crazy and then we told the other cosplayer to never let someone point an arrow at them again and they didn’t understand.
Jesus H DO NOT DO THIS. If you’re gonna pose with an arrow on the string of a real bow, don’t pull it back at ALL.
Look, the draw weight on my bow is 24 pounds. This is generally considered very low. I have buried an arrow a full inch into a hickory tree. When my target at home developed a thin spot, an arrow went clean through it, punched through the drywall behind it, and then hit the brick wall behind THAT hard enough to blunt the tip of the arrow, which is a hunk of solid brass – and I was standing THIRTY FEET AWAY.
If you hit a person at photo-op distance with an arrow from even a ‘light’ bow, it will punch through anything squishy until it hits enough bones to slow it down. It will make holes in smaller bones. It will glance off bigger bones like a rock skipping in a pond. There will be a terrific bloody mess, and Clint Barton will slide from the comic dimension to this one to smack your fool ass upside the head and ask what the fuck you think you’re doing. Better him than Kate, who would take the bow away, unstring it, pop one of the limbs off and then crack you straight across the head with it.
MAKE GOOD DECISIONS
DO NOT POINT A DRAWN BOW AT ANYTHING THAT YOU DON’T WANT TO ACCIDENTALLY DAMAGE INJURE OR KILL
You remember that post about the homestuck t-shirt design contest collaborating with hot topic? And how Hot Topic are the biggest art theifs? This is recent. As you can see above, I stumbled upon Hot Topic’s website and they are selling a very popular fan art put on a t-shirt, and did not ask permission from the original artist (rismo).
This shows Hot Topic still continues their art thievery. Hot Topic are still taking art from artists without their permission. This is disrespectful and appalling.
TL;DR: My emotionally charged response to a vigilant student’s deviantArt comment sparked some heated debates both on that site and here on Tumblr–inadvertently besmirching the reputations of two institutions that are otherwise known to bring joy to many. The truth is, as it turns out, this is just the age-old story of the artist who unwittingly signed away the rights to his art after he failed to read the fine print.
Okay. So. Here we are. One week and a hundred thousand notes later. Gang, I love you. I do. When this thread popped up on my dashboard I was overwhelmed with the feels. Thank you so much! The passion and energy you showed at the mere possibility of an artist being bamboozled by a big company just filled me with so much jubilation. I totes wanted to post an update right away, but I just didn’t have all the facts. Over the past few days, however, representatives of deviantArt and Hot Topic have reached out to me directly.
It is apparent to me now that neither Hot Topic nor deviantArt had a hand in this shirt’s creation. Honestly, it’s crazy to me that dA ever got dragged into this in the first place. Unfortunately, some rebloggers picked up that torch and ran with it when they saw that the original comment came from deviantArt.
Now, it must be known that I get to do my fair share of official art for Cartoon Network and its licensees. I LOVE having this opportunity! Why then did I have such a knee-jerk reaction upon seeing this particular piece of art turned into merchandise? Why did it not even occur to me that it could be legit? The answer is due, in part, to the turbulent history of My Neighbor Jake.
My Neighbor Jake. Oh, let’s call it MNJ for now. MNJ has been bootlegged like crazy in the last two years. You need only do a quick search on eBay or Amazon and you’ll find a bevy of merch available. Mostly junk. The only “official” uses of MNJ of which I was previously aware were the original limited edition prints for Mondo Gallery and the limited edition Adventure Time comic book cover for BOOM! Studios. Ironically, the pirates making posters and other things are doing so with scans made from the comic book cover. The art is a tad different on the comic version and the crop is a dead giveaway.
Two years before all this, around the same time MNJ went viral, the design almost became an official shirt through different means. I had just started designing shirts for WeLoveFine (Mighty Fine) and became one of their MFA team members, working on officially licensed shirts for a number of properties. In those days, though, I was told CN wanted to avoid pop culture mashups with Adventure Time on official merch, so this iteration of the shirt did not happen. It’s a shame, really, since I’m sure it would have done well.
Evidently, CN’s attitude about mashups has changed over time because the shirt you see in Hot Topic is officially licensed.
How did the Hot Topic shirt come to be? Good question! Well, as I’ve learned, when I gave the image to BOOM! Studios to use as a comic book cover, about a year-and-a-half ago, I signed this document for them that acts like an invoice, non-disclosure agreement, and contract all rolled into one. For the sake of communication, this doc is referred to as a “voucher” when communicating with the publisher. This week, I confirmed with BOOM! that the original voucher describes that all rights to “the work” are turned over to the licensor, which, in this case is Cartoon Network. Sooo…CN is probably legitimately able to do what they wish with the image, since I think they own it now.
The agreement with BOOM! is confidential, so I won’t go into the wording, but as you can imagine, to a starry-eyed artist, the verbiage is a little confusing–not unlike any other legal agreement. At the time, I was just thinking “oh cool, it’ll be on a comic book!” It is my fault. I did not consider future ramifications.
I bare no ill will toward BOOM! or Cartoon Network. Everyone I’ve dealt with at these companies has been rad. This is just how work-for-hire stuff works. I wouldn’t question it at all with other Adventure Time art that I’ve created for them. Those get turned into merch regularly. Just today, my son was at Hot Topic and he found a BMO lanyard that was made entirely from another one of my comic covers. That’s totes cool. I suppose I just hadn’t thought of MNJ as traditional work-for-hire art since it was pre-existing and had quite a reputation of its own before it became a comic. With hindsight and a better understanding of the agreement, I’m not sure I would have sold MNJ. It’s just not worth the emotional stress.
Thank you again for all your support. I know from your messages that many of you already own this shirt and now you have awkward feelings about that. Please feel good about it. I want you to be happy wearing it! At this point, I feel like My Neighbor Jake belongs to everyone. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve gotta get busy on some new art! Just keep livin’, y’all!
